April 06, 2020 by Utsource Parts
In this project, we will learn how to make a laser-based security system with an LDR and an Arduino.
In this project, we will use a laser and an LDR to radiate light in a straight line. The LDR can detect the laser light if someone crosses it which means the laser light will be blocked. If the LDR is not able to detect the laser, the buzzer will alert us that somebody crossed or blocked the laser.
For this project we will need the following things :
Please connect everything according to the shown schematic above.
Please copy the following code and upload it to the Arduino Board.
int laserPin = 3;
int sensorPin = A0;
int buttonPin = 12;
int buzzerPin = 11;
int laserThreshold = 10;
void setup() {
pinMode(laserPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
Serial.begin(9600);
}
boolean alarmState = false;
void loop() {
if (! alarmState) {
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(laserPin, HIGH);
delay(10);
unsigned long startTime = millis();
while (millis() - startTime < 1000) {
int sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if (sensorValue > laserThreshold) {
alarmState = true;
break;
}
delay(10);
}
digitalWrite(laserPin, LOW);
} else {
tone(buzzerPin, 440);
if (! digitalRead(buttonPin)) {
alarmState = false;
noTone(buzzerPin);
}
delay(10);
}
}
The project basically works on the principle of interruption. If by any means the laser light is interrupted the alarm will start unless it is reset with the pushbutton. The laser is a concentrated light source that puts out a straight beam of light of a single color.
The LDR is sensitive to light and puts out a voltage when the laser light hits it. When the laser beam is interrupted and can’t reach LDR, its voltage output changes, and eventually the alarm will ring.
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